[TVARC] What do you all think of the Yaesu FTM-7250DR?

[Larry Sheridan]

Hi Mark - where in Gold Country ... we were in Tuolumne '95 to '02 as KG6OB.

Larry K4LES

On Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 2:27 PM Mark Graybill <saundby at gmail.com> wrote:

> Looking for opinions on the Yaesu FTM-7250DR 2m/44 mobile to use as a home
> station for our local repeaters.
>
> In California, we used 2m for everything because 440 would barely reach my
> wellhouse never mind a repeater, with all of our 120 foot UHF-eating fir
> and spruce trees we had up in the California Gold Country. So I have a
> Yaesu FT-2900R that made a great rig for hitting our region's nets on
> repeaters near and far up there. Plus it is a simple rig for Toni and my
> daughters to use.
>
> I see a lot of Fusion on the local repeaters, so I'm guessing another
> Yaesu would be a good way to go here.
>
> So my questions:
>
> How does this rig sound for this purpose? Are there other radios I should
> be considering, from other brands or with different communication protocols?
>
> Would a higher end rig like the FTM-300DR or FTM-400DXR provide enough
> more functionality in line with what others are using the area to make it
> worth the bit more of a financial stretch to get one?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark, W8BIT
>
>
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